Best Elementary Schools in Michigan

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the M-Step test scores by the Michigan Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1486)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
263342006883	1101	Elms Road Elementary School	Public	3-5	3259 S Elms Rd	Swartz Creek	48473	Genesee County	Swartz Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-1249	408	22	18.7	61.5%	316 (77.5%)	43 (10.5%)	23 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.9%)	$13,810			$1,414			$12,396	24.3	28.3	1015	86
260708004307	1102	John M Barnes Elementary School	Public	3-5	24925 Meadows Ave	Flat Rock	48134	Wayne County	Flat Rock Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 535-6800	370	22	16.6	54.9%	300 (81.1%)	18 (4.9%)	26 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	$14,373			$2,354			$12,020	24.2	26	1057	45
260984004467	1103	Botsford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19515 Lathers St	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Clarenceville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 919-0402	324	27	12.1	79.3%	167 (51.5%)	103 (31.8%)	20 (6.2%)	8 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.1%)	$14,713			$2,447			$12,266	24.1	31.6	970	133
262316006007	1104	Mason County Eastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	18 S Main St	Custer	49405	Mason County	Mason County Eastern Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 757-3733	184	14	12.9	81.0%	168 (91.3%)	5 (2.7%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$14,047			$3,174			$10,873	24	25.6	1064	40
263228006759	1105	Fisher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10000 Crosley	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 532-2455	333	21	15.5	74.5%	36 (10.8%)	253 (76.0%)	21 (6.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	$17,637			$1,721			$15,916	24	36.6	899	206
262262008644	1106	Maplewood School	Public, Magnet	3-6	170 Seminary St	Vermontville	49096	Eaton County	Maple Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 726-0600	282	15	18.5	63.1%	257 (91.1%)	4 (1.4%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	$13,674			$2,883			$10,791	23.7	18.9	1173	67
262235005948	1107	Mancelona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	231 W Limits St	Mancelona	49659	Antrim County	Mancelona Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 587-8661	298	18	16.4	76.2%	282 (94.6%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$14,296			$2,803			$11,494	23.6	15	1237	130
260013100781	1108	Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	16827 Appoline St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Martin Luther King Junior Education Center Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 341-4944	303	6	50.5	87.8%	0 (0.0%)	299 (98.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,149			$2,561			$11,588	23.6	25.2	1070	38
263513007070	1109	Walkerville Public School	Public, Alternative	3-12	145 Lathrop St	Walkerville	49459	Oceana County	Walkerville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 873-4850	202	11	17.7	86.6%	147 (72.8%)	5 (2.5%)	45 (22.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$16,482			$3,760			$12,722	23.6	20.1	1147	38
263021006615	1110	Dort Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16225 Dort St	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 445-5750	203	14	14.5	84.7%	87 (42.9%)	81 (39.9%)	7 (3.4%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.3%)	$18,414			$2,643			$15,772	23.5	26.2	1051	59

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on M-Step English Language Arts, M-Step Math, M-Step Science, M-Step Social Studies test scores released by the Michigan Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 28, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Michigan Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Michigan Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.